Mike Johnston sorta loves a Pentax M 50mm 1.4 on a purty old body, shooting BW film.
I like almost any Pentax Prime on a purty old body, shooting slow as I can get away with Color Film.
Mike is Famous. Lon is Not. Any questions? Grin.
BTW, I think this mail list took a slight uphike when Boris joined.
Boris Liberman wrote:
Hi!
SB> And I agree as well. Only thing is, Boris keeps asking what SB> everyone else thinks, and there are a lot of opinions here, SB> including the opinion to not pay attention to other opinions <LOL>
SB> Bill Owens wrote:
I agree whole heartedly with Lon. Unless you're shooting for pay, shoot to suit yourself and to hell with anyone else's opinion. If you're happy with your results, it shouldn't matter what someone else thinks.
Shel, let me put it this way: I wouldn't want to show PDML a shot of mine if I did not like it or if I did not think I needed a lesson and this shot could be a good way to ask for such lesson.
I am perfectly happy about these two images. The guy with billiard balls (now, don't you dare to joke on this <g>) is good, to me at least, because I caught him in a very fine moment. He is pointing his finger and rather heatedly explains himself. Naturally, it has to be read this way. Which it wasn't. Which is a lesson.
As for Beer Portrait - Frank read it exactly right and I really liked how it came out. By the way, this shadow of flash shadows a woman who did not quite wanted to be photographed. So it has its odd meaning too.
But, there is big but here. Again, don't you dare joke on this <g>... I want to learn. I do shoot as much as I can. Like I mentioned 40 * 36 exp films in 2003. Just a little less than film a week. But I also want to hear opinions.
I suppose that you guys don't mind telling me what you think. I will then process that in my head and shoot even more, and then may be come up with more questions...
I sincerely hope, you don't mind <g>...
Boris
P.S. Lon, I would appreciate if you indeed elaborated on that:
If yout shoot a 50, you are stupid unless you read Mike Johnston. But primes greater than f2.8 get Expensive.
P.P.S. I do read Mike's column by the way...
